The Helen Woodward Animal Center of San Diego increases its Pet Food Assistance program activities for community members who recently lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Through their AniMeals program, starting March 23, 2020, the non-profit organization will drive through the San Diego area for pet food distributions at no cost. Pet food distributions will be on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Given supplies are for two weeks of dog or cat food. Households must have a maximum of 3 pets. Only those who lost their jobs due to the quarantines and closures can avail of the program and are required to fill out a pick-up appointment request form at https://animalcenter.org/programs-services/animeals. Those who want to help can visit this site as well.

News source: kson.radio.com

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The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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As California Governor Gavin Newsom orders citizens to home-quarantine, it isn’t just the people who feel the effects of the pandemic. Cats in California shelters face the risk of receiving minimal care since the general public cannot visit them for adoption.

The Animal Shelter Assistance Program (ASAP) battles this issue by sending more than 35 of their sheltered cats to foster homes. This is a win-win situation as the adopted cats will receive proper loving care by their foster homes and citizens who receive the cats will find companionship during the quarantine.

Interested Californians may inquire about fostering or share their support by emailing info@asapcats.org or calling 805-683-3368.

News source: noozhawk.com

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The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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The coronavirus pandemic is said to be zoonotic – meaning that it can be transmitted from animals to humans and vice versa. But only bats and civet cats are known to be infected and carriers. This raises a question among pet owners whether their four-legged owners can get sick by the infection or not.

“All health organizations and veterinary organizations confirmed that there is no threat of getting the virus from your dogs, cats or other pets. Although they do continue to monitor and evaluate this, at this point interaction with your pets is fine,” says Brian Weltge, the President & CEO of the Humane Society of Greater Dayton.

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Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet today. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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You might think that the presence of a cute puppy in the classroom would be distracting for students. Educational experts beg to differ. Therapy dogs Arlo and Romeo are there to help kids relax and concentrate especially during times of exams.

This research has inspired Andover College to welcome the two puppies in order to reassure and support students on the campus. “The aim of introducing therapy dogs to the college is to help students to calm down and relax during difficult times. Arlo and Romeo will also help students with their communication skills and to become more confident within themselves,” a spokesman for the college explained.

News source: andoveradvertiser.co.uk

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet today. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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There are homebound seniors and low-income pet owners who’d rather feed their pets than buy their own medications. Worse, they would feed their own food and rather starve.

A 2015 study by the Open Journal of Animal Sciences has shown that about one-third of the pet owners with incomes less than $50,000 said that access to free or low-cost pet food would have helped keep the pet in the home.

This is where Sam’s Hope comes in, a “meals-on-wheels” nonprofit organization that delivers free pet food to pet owners with low income. That way, pet owners will not have to choose between feeding themselves or their pets.

News source: inquirer.com

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet today. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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The United Kingdom’s Home Office has shown that Oxfordshire’s Fire and Rescue Service went to an average of 1.3 animal rescues per week in 2018-19. These rescues done on animals to help them out of tricky situations are just some of the 5,000 rescues carried throughout England.

Fire and rescue services, however, encourage people who are asking assistance for animals to contact the RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) first to avoid the unnecessary calling of fire and rescue services. The RSPCA says that the assistance of firefighters is an important asset to their officers as well.

News source: oxfordmail.co.uk

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet today. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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Michael J. Watts, D.V.M. is a companion animal general practitioner and owner of Clevenger’s Corner Veterinary Care in Amissville. He strongly advised individuals who have been infected with the coronavirus to seek clearance from health experts before taking their pets to a veterinarian’s clinic.

“If you are sick with COVID-19 you need to be careful to avoid transmitting it to other people. Applying some common-sense measures can help prevent that from happening.”

One of these measures is to exercise caution when interacting with pets including service animals. Infected individuals are also strongly advised to tell their physicians and public health officials that they have a pet or other animals in their homes.

(Note that there is still no evidence that pets can become sick after being exposed to the virus.)

News source: starexponent.com

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet today. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports, “[a]t this time, there is no evidence that companion animals including pets can be infected with or spread COVID-19.”

But despite the CDC’s confident report, Universities and Colleges are still planning ways to provide health and well-being to their students, faculty, and staff. It should be included in their plans to address the issues related to using animal models in ongoing research and issues on service animals and emotional support animals.

Ever since a dog tested positive of a COVID-19 infection despite its validity, it does not alter potential concerns and liabilities tertiary institutions will face in case an infection breaks out.

News source: jdsupra.com

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet today. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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Lexington Kentucky’s MedVet will provide complimentary eye checkups in May to service and working animals as part of the annual ACVO (American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists) / Epicur National Service Animal Eye Exam Event. Eye health is a crucial issue for the safety of service animals and their handlers alike.

The philanthropic event will be participated by seven board-certified ophthalmologists who will provide the free ocular screenings to certified active service animals. Service animals include disability assistance animals, drug detection, police/military dogs, search and rescue, guide, and therapy animals that underwent a formal training program.

Screenings will be by appointment only in May and to schedule. Please call MedVet Lexington at 859-276-2505.

News source: prnewswire.com

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet today. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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